Pregunta (en. Ask)

/preɣun'ta/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

The act of asking or interrogating.

The question she asked in class was very interesting.

La pregunta que hizo en clase fue muy interesante.

Interrogative statement.

The question on the exam was very complicated.

La pregunta del examen fue muy complicada.

Doubt or concern expressed.

I have a question about the project.

Tengo una pregunta sobre el proyecto.

From Latin 'pregunta', meaning 'that which is asked'.

trick question

Questions designed to confuse or deceive.

pregunta capciosa

there are no silly questions

Expression indicating that all questions are valid.

no hay preguntas tontas

question and answer

Interaction in which an issue is raised and a solution or clarification is offered.

pregunta y respuesta

to ask

To pose a question.

preguntar

to interrogate

To ask someone questions.

interrogar

to answer

To provide an answer to a question.

responder

Provocative question

That was a provocative question and hard to ignore.

Esa fue una pregunta provocadora y difícil de ignorar.

To ask something lightly

I just asked lightly, I didn’t think it would bother you.

Yo solo pregunté a la ligera, no pensaba que te molestaría.